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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Niles, MI metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Niles, MI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #336 of 347 scored metro areas
#14 of 14 scored metro areas based in Michigan

Listings
21
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
20
All fitness and recreational sports centers
Household spending a year
$53M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $828 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
38% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
152,444
−1.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Niles metro area scores 25 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, ranking #336 of 347 scored metro areas and #14 of 14 scored metro areas based in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

At $828 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in the Niles metro area spend about $53M a year on memberships, classes and admissions. Spread across 21 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, that is $2.5M per studio, 38% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.

The Niles metro area has 21 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 18% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 38% above the U.S. rate of 2.4.

Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Niles metro area in 2023. That is one for every 3,200 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (gyms included), not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $33K has gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Niles metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Niles metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Niles metro area compares

The same measures for Michigan and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all memberships, classes and admissions by the yoga, Pilates and fitness studios counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Niles, MI metro area compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureNiles metro areaMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.32.02.4
Spending per listing$2.5M$4.4M$4.1M
Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers)3,2004,3833,109
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.1%+5.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$828$902$983
Median household income$65,425$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score2551

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20All fitness and recreational sports centers
Employees, 2023
398
Annual payroll, 2023
$6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
210 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$33K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in the Niles metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3. These official figures cover all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.

Population and households in the Niles metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
152,444−1.3% since 2020
Households
63,999
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
568 sq. mi.
People per square mile
270
Median household income
$65,425+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,826
Median home value
$224,300
Jobs located here
53,306
Daytime population
143,817Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios across Michigan

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Michigan for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Niles metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Michigan

Metro areas in Michigan ranked for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Monroe, MI7481.3$7.1M+0.7%#20 of 347
2Jackson, MI6681.3$6.3M−0.4%#50 of 347
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI65151.2$7.1M+0.1%#52 of 347
3Saginaw, MI6381.0$7.4M−1.1%#60 of 347
4Flint, MI58231.4$5.5M−1.1%#97 of 347
5Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI573552.0$4.8M+0.1%#110 of 347
6Lansing-East Lansing, MI57422.2$4M+1.4%#111 of 347
7Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI561042.4$4.1M+2.8%#117 of 347
8Bay City, MI5271.6$4.7M−1.6%#146 of 347
9Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI51131.9$3.8M+1.8%#160 of 347
14Niles, MI25213.3$2.5M−1.3%#336 of 347

Other business types in the Niles metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in the Niles, MI metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in the Niles metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios: gyms are counted too.

How much do households in the Niles, MI metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $53M a year, or $828 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per studio. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which yoga, Pilates and fitness studios share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 63,999 households in the Niles metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Niles, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?

The Niles metro area has 3.3 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $2.5M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the U.S. ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, the Niles metro area would have about 13, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,200 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S.

How fast is the Niles, MI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Niles metro area at 152,444 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 63,999 households. The median household income in the Niles metro area is $65,425 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Niles metro area scores 25 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (lower middle), #336 of 347 scored metro areas.

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